Joint member and reenforcing rod support



-*une 21,' 1932. J. N. Hsu-ZIEL JOINT malaga AND REENFORCING non lSUPPORT Filed Nov. 12. 192e s-sheets-sneet 1 June 2l, 1932 J. HELTzEI. 1,863,846

JOINT MEMBER AND REENFORQING ROD SUPPORT Filed Nbv. 12. 192s ssneezsfsnet 2 F15. 5- K June 2l, 1932. J. N. HEL'rzl-:L

' JOINT MEMBER AND REENFORCING Rop- SUPPORT Filed Nov. 12. 1928 3. Sheets-.Sheet 3 Fl I3. E-

. 15 sides of the joint without subjecting the joint Patented June 21, 1932 #UNITED STATES JOHN N. HELTZEL, F WARREN, OHIO .ICDIIIIN MEMBERl AND REENFORCING BOD SUPPORT Application led November 12, 1928. Serial No. 318,919.

The resent invention relates to devices used in uilding concrete roads and other'surfacing structures, and 'aims to provide novel and lmproved means for supportin joint forms or members and reenforcmg ros.

. Another object is the provision of a simple and inexpensive support. which may accommodate oth longitudinal and transverse joint forms or members, and which may also support both longitudinal and transverse reenforcing rods.

Another object is to provide'a support for a 'oint :form or member which will permit a inge actionof the slabs at the oppositeportions of the slabs to injurious or destructive strains or stresses.

p A further object is the provision of means for holding transverse joint forms or members in alinement at opposite sides of a longitudinal joint form or member.

Afurther object is the provision of. a novel device for positioning or spotting thesupporting member in the line of the joint.

With the fore oing and other ob'ects in view, which will e apparent as the escripv tion proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the g scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention. 4 The invention is illustrated in the accom-v panying drawings, whereinj Figure 1 is an elevation of theimprovements embodied in a stake, showin the jointform or member and a portion of t e road in cross section. j

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the stake, looking at right angles to the line of View in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an upper end view of thestake. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the stake spotter, showing the stake in elevation, and the form rails in cross-section.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the parts shown in j Fig. 5. j i Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a a modified form of supporting member an jointformcoupling.

Fig. 8 is a perspectivelview of another modification in the supportin member which accommodates both longitu mal and transverse'joint forms or members and reenforcrods.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a suplpolil ing member constructed from wire for mg both longitudinal and transverse joint forms or members andv reenforcing rods.l

Figs. 10 and 11 are perspectiveviews of cap .plates for holdin the transverse joint forms or members in a inement.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating means for su porting transverse joint formsl or members rom the side rails or forms andlon itudinal division plate.

ig. 13 is a perspective view of another l modification.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view ofstill another modiication. y

As shownin Figs. 12, 3 and 4 the sup' porting member com rises a stake 10, which 1s pressed fromsuita le sheet metal, and the stake is bent along a longitudinal line between its edges, so as to be of obtuse-an le cross section, as seen in Fig. 4. The sta e 4is therefore stiif,'and is prevented from tilting edgewise when ldriven into the ground or sub-base.

The lower end of the stake is pointed, as at 11, and the stake is formed near its upper end with a twist 12. The upper end portion of the stake is'bifurcated above the twist 12,

the upper end' portion of the stake being s lit -to form the arms 13 which are separate so as to provide a slot or recess 14 adapted to re- 'ceive and support the joint form or member --15. The twist 12 extends through an angle of degrees, as shown, so that the arms 13 are disposed ina vertical plane substantially at right angles with the plane ofthe body of the stake below the twist 12. The arms 13 are of arcuate cross-section, so as to stiit'en them, and to resistpbending when the stake is driven into the ground.

The stake` 10 has an'aperture 16 immedi-l ately below the twist 12 to receive a transverse reenforcing rod or dowel 17, so that the stake may support said rod as well as the form or member 15.

The stakes are driven into the ground or sub-bse along the line of the joint, and the reenforcing rods or dowels 17 are inserted through the apertures 16. The joint forms or members 15 are seated in the slots or re` spotter is used, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6. This device comprises a bar 18 of suitable length, which may be made adjustable if desired, and

`which has at its inner end a U-shaped stake guid 19 to receive the stake and guide it into the ground. The outer end of the bar 18 isformed with a raised' hook 2O to engage over a form rail 21 seated on a form rail 22, which define one side of the road.

The stakes are thus conveniently driven into the sub-base at a predetermined distance from the form rails at one side of the road.

In order to detachably fasten the form rail 21 on the rail 22, an angular bracket or hanger 23 is riveted or otherwise secured on the lower Vflange of the rail 21, and a cam latch 24 is pivoted, as at 25, between its ends to the hanger 23. The upper arm of the latch 24 is adapted to engage behind the depending lip or flange 26 of the tread of the rail 22 and has a rounded end to seat in the corner bei tween the web and' tread of the rail 22. Thus, when the rail 21 is placed on the rail 22 the latch 24 is swung and driven into place by a hammer or other implement with a cam action under the tread of the rail 22, so as to securely hold the rail in place.

The spotter shown in Figs. 5 and 6 corresponds with that shown in Fig. 12 'of mv copending application Serial No. 7 18,37 6. filed June 6, 1924, and in this respect this application is a continuation of said copending application.

When using. the stakes for supporting forms for the production of transverse contraction joints in a road', a sleeve 17m of paper, metal or other suitable material may he slipped on each dowel 17 at one side of thc stake with its inner end abutting said stake. This will position the sleeve with its inner end immediately below the groove in the road so as to coincide with the break or joint. The dowel 17 will therefore be free to slide in the sleeve in the expansion and contraction of the road.

Fig. 7 illustrate a supporting member.

their upper ends to engage over the longitudinal reenforcing rods 32 disposed at opposite sides of the line of the joint, and from the hooks 31 the terminals of the rod are bent into hooks 33 to engage in opposite directions under the transverse reenforcing rod or-dowel 34 that extends below the rods 32, as disclosed in application Serial No. 189,544. The rod has upwardly converging inclined portions 35, and has a depending V-shaped slotted seat 36 connecting the upper ends of the portions 35 to support the joint form or member 37. f

It will be noted that the chair, Where it extends across the joint between the slabs, is U-shaped, and the slabs are broken and disconnected below the transverse reenforcing or tie rods 34, so that the slabs may have hinge actions due to the pressure of vehicles passing thereove, Without vsub'ecting they portions of the slabs along the joint to injurious or destructive strains `or stresses, which are apt to fracture the concrete.

Fig. 7 also illustrates how the joint forms 37, comprising resilientplates doubled on a longitudinal median line, are coupled end to end. Thus, a coupling bar 37a is disposed between the edges of the forms 37 to extend across the line of the abutting ends thereof, and said bar has downwardly opening slots 37 b engaging transverse rivets or pins 37o loo secured loosely to the forms 37. The bar 37a thus couples or connects the forms 37 to prevent endwise se aration thereof and to keep said yforms in a inement. r.Either end of the bar 37a may be swung upwardly, to convenpoints and engaged with longitudinal and4 transverse rods of the reenforcement, as represented by the rods 32 and 34 in Fig. 7, and said members resting on the sub-base will support the reenforcement at the desired disy tance above the sub-base. The joint forms or members may then be placed in the loops 36 so as to be held in position on the reenforcement. A

Fig. 8 illustrates a chair corresponding to that shown in Fig. 7, but made from a strip of sheet metal, which has the upwardly extendian vto

ing portions 40 having their upper terminals bent into hooks 41 to engage over the longitudinal reenforcing' rods 42, and said portions 4() have apertures 43 to receive the transverse reenforcing rod or dowel 44 below the rods 42.

The strip has the upwardly converging inclined portions 45 connected at their upper ends by the slotted V-shaped seat 46 in which the joint form or member 47 is seated. As Y shown, the form or member 47 is a solid bar. The portions 45 have apertures 48 to receive the rod 44,A andl the strip is formed with pressed ribs 49 extending across the bends between the portions 4() and 45, to strengthen the chair or support.

The chair is rovided with slots 50 extending downward y from the bends between the portions 45 and 46, to receive the adjacent ends' of transverse joint forms or members 51, thereby holding said Aforms or members `tially the same purpose as the supportshown in Fig. 8, excepting that the support is made from wire.

Thewire chair has a pair of U-shaped or V-shaped seats 46a for the joint form or member 47a, from which the inclined portions .50a extend downwardly to provide slots or seats to receive the adjacent terminals of the transverse joint forms 4or members 51a. The chair has diverging legs 40a with feet 52a extending away from oneanother to rest on the sub-base, or the chair may be su ported above the sub-base by engaging t e feet 52a through apertures in stakes 53a driven into the sub-base, as seen in Fig. 9.

The wire is twisted between the portions 50a and legs 40a to provide eyes 41a to receive the longitudinal reenforcing rods42a, and eyes 48a to receive the transverse reenforcing or tie rod 44a.

Fig. 10 illustrates a cap plate 54 which is X-shaped to rest on the upperedges of the longitudinal and transverse joint forms or members 47 and 51. The plate 54 has de` pending flanges along its edges to overlap the sides of the forms or'members, so that the plate will hold its position on the form or member 47 and will hold the forms or members 51 in alinement. This cap plate may be used over the joint forms or members supplorted by the chairs shown in Figs. 8. an 9.

Fig. 11 illustrates a modification in the cap plate 54a which has downwardly bent slotted terminal portions 55a disposedastride the oint forms or members.

Fig. 12 illustrates means for supporting the transverse joint forms or members 515 from and between the longitudinal division plate 476 and the side rails or forms 56.

An inverted sheet metal saddle 57 is disposed astride the upper edge portion of the division plate 471) and has outstanding stir. rups 58 at opposite sides to support the adjacent ends of the forms 'or members 511), and said stirrups have upstanding slotted portions 59 receiving said forms or members to hold them in alinement. l j

The outer end of each form or member 511) is supported by a saddle 60 engaging over the tread of the rail 56 and having a stirrup 61 on which the form or member 515 is seated. Said stirrup has an'upstanding slotted portion- 62 recelving the form or member to hold it in place.

The saddles or hangers as well as the trans verse forms or members may be left in place or removed, depending onthe circumstances.

The saddles or hangers may also be of dif-- ferent formations for accommodating different transverse joint forms or members.

Fig. 13' illustrates another variation including a base plate 63 having the upstanding pedestal portions, 66 disposed at the opposite sides of the longitudinal division plate 47e` and provided with notches or slots 67 to receive and silpport the transverse forms or members 5.10 with their adjacent ends abutting the plate 470. The/base plate 63 has slots 64 to receive stakes 65 driven into the ground to hold the plate 63 in position.

Fig. 14 illustrates still another modifica.

tion including a wire saddle 57d adapted tov, seat on the upper edge of the longitudinal division plate 47d astride said having the downwardly diverging loops or stirrups 58d in which the inner ends of the transverse forms or members 51d are seated.

vThe outer ends of the forms or members 51d are seated in the loops 61d of wire saddles .60d that are fitted astride the form rails 56d plate, and i enforcingr'od disposed below and at an ani gle to said joint member.

3. A supporting member having a slot for receiving land supporting a joint member andhavmg means below the slot for supporting a reenforcing rod at an angle to said member. l Y

4. A supporting member having a slot to receive a joint member and having an a erture below said slot for receiving a reen orc jJng rod arranged at an angle to said mem- 5. A supporting device having means for receiving and supporting longitudinal and transverse joint members and means for receiving and supporting longitudinal and transverse reenforoing rods below the upperl edges of said members.

6. A supporting member bont from a single length of material and having portions and a U-shaped portion connecting them and adapted to receive a joint member, the firstnamed portions having slots to rreceive the adjacent terminals of joint members at pposite sides of the firstnamed joint mem- 7. A supporting member bent to provide opposite portions and a U-shaped portion between the upper ends thereof, with bends between the irstnamed portions and U- shaped portion, said U-shaped portion being adapted to receive a joint member, and the irstnamed portions having slots extending downwardly from said bends to receive the adjacent terminals of other joint members.

8. A supporting member comprising a single length of material bent to provide a U-shaped portion adapted to receive a joint member, and to provide o `posite side portions connected by said said `side portions havin i means., to receive the adjacent terminals o? joint membersl at apposite sidesoof the irstnamed joint memer. 9. A supporting member comprising a single length of material bent to provide a l U-shaped portion adapted to receive a joint member, and to provide o posite side portions connected by said LiJ-'shaped portion, said side portions having means to receive the adjacent terminals of joint members at opposite sides of the firstnamed joint member, and said member having portions extending upwardly from' the lower ends of said side portions and formed with means for supporting reenforcing rods.

In testimony whereof I hereuntoaix my i signature.

:JOHN N. HELTzaL.` j

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